COMP3153 Algorithmic Verification (UNSW Sydney): rated 3.1/5 overall across 2 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
COMP3153 is a UNSW Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Engineering in School of Computer Science and Engineering. This page brings together its handbook details and what UNSW students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 算法验证
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Computer Science and Engineering
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
It is virtually impossible to guarantee the correctness of a system, and in turn the absence of bugs by standard software engineering practice such as code review, systematic testing and good software design alone. The formal methods community has developed various rigorous, mathematically sound techniques and tools that allow the automatic analysis of systems and software.
COMP3153 has 2 scored reviews: overall 3.1/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 2 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.1/5).
On Reddit: "3153 is definitely quite mathsy, especially with Paul teaching the course. You spend a lot of time learning about different systems of logic, namely temporal logics (yes, plural). I think 3151 concurrency is also quite mathsy but I haven't done it. I would recommend doing 4141 a…"
On Reddit: "So far I have: - MATH2801/2901 - COMP2121 - COMP2911 - COMP3141 (Haskell I think) Contemplating on the following courses ... - MATH1081 (haven't checked) - MATH2011/2111 (haven't checked) - COMP3121 (haven't checked) - COMP3153 (sounds great, checked - clashes with Stats) - COMP…"
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Q: Is COMP3153 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 2 reviews: overall 3.1/5. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.
Q: Which faculty teaches COMP3153, and when is it offered?
A: COMP3153 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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